O’Quinn to Leave Bulk of Estate With Charities

Houston plaintiffs’ lawyer John O’Quinn, who was killed last week in a car accident, made a lot of friends and a few enemies during his career.

But given the news on his will, we’re guessing that he’s going to make a few more friends in the months and years to come, albeit posthumously.

According to this story in the Houston Chronicle, a will crafted in 2008 and filed for probate Friday, leaves the bulk of his estate — which would likely include homes, jewelry, art, securities and more — to the John M. O’Quinn Foundation, a charity that’s been a vehicle for his philanthropy since 1986.

O’Quinn had no heirs, he was divorced twice but not married to his most recent companion, Darla Lexington. He made no specific gifts in the will but did reserve the right to file a separate memorandum on items he wanted distributed. It was unclear Monday whether O’Quinn ever wrote such a document.